tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post4500411685105204217..comments2024-03-15T02:14:44.973-05:00Comments on Desert Candy حلويات الصحراء: Etymology of a TartMercedeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00097330009175643958noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-10964557213247559282007-07-22T15:43:00.000-05:002007-07-22T15:43:00.000-05:00Obi- I's so glad you made this and enjoyed it! It...Obi- I's so glad you made this and enjoyed it! It's one of my favorites. You're right about the almond extract, it can be over powering.Mercedeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00097330009175643958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-50681920022039947362007-07-22T15:38:00.000-05:002007-07-22T15:38:00.000-05:00I made this today. Yummy yummy yummy! The only cha...I made this today. Yummy yummy yummy! The only change i made was use only a drop or two of almond essence because i find the flavour too over-poweringAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-61752145153925708912007-06-06T17:59:00.000-05:002007-06-06T17:59:00.000-05:00Oh YUM! How pretty, and it sounds lucious!Oh YUM! How pretty, and it sounds lucious!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-25786855325016626602007-06-05T16:58:00.000-05:002007-06-05T16:58:00.000-05:00beautiful pictures! I'm glad you stopped by my blo...beautiful pictures! I'm glad you stopped by my blog...otherwise I wouldn't have found this beautiful blog :)Nabeelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413852017312665746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-35525455351017372362007-06-05T15:14:00.000-05:002007-06-05T15:14:00.000-05:00Tanna- thanks, hopefully you'll get to share it wi...Tanna- thanks, hopefully you'll get to share it with your dad sometime.<BR/><BR/>Faustian- thanks for the tip about the stuffed appricots. They make a very similar thing in the Middle East where they stuff dried apricots with a type of clotted cream called 'ashta, it's delicious!<BR/><BR/>ilva- do let me know how it comes out if you make it!<BR/><BR/>helen- i'm jealous of the fact that you had an apricot tree in provence!<BR/><BR/>thanks city muse and welcome, i'd say the tart is more buttery than gooey, but still delicious<BR/><BR/>tammy- i'm so glad you feel that way, i think food can be a great way to begin to understand another culture, and i hope i'm able to share some of thatMercedeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00097330009175643958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-50537845023193786722007-06-05T14:47:00.000-05:002007-06-05T14:47:00.000-05:00That looks mighty good. Plus, it's nice to get a ...That looks mighty good. Plus, it's nice to get a glimpse into a part of the world that I don't know too much about.tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07418732743701019456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-3720804650614845672007-06-05T02:43:00.000-05:002007-06-05T02:43:00.000-05:00Saw your photo on Tastespotting. Apricots and pis...Saw your photo on Tastespotting. Apricots and pistachio are a perfect combo. I imagine this tart to be gooey rich and sinfully delicious.City Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13991502154787982186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-9453463040378403272007-06-04T12:59:00.000-05:002007-06-04T12:59:00.000-05:00What a beautiful change from the trafitional almon...What a beautiful change from the trafitional almond based frangipane. <BR/>Apricot and pistachio go beautifully together. How I miss my apricot tree back in Provence! Here they are not only expensive, but tasteless.Helenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15119932841882891505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-12680326046894413882007-06-04T01:16:00.000-05:002007-06-04T01:16:00.000-05:00Apricots will soon be in season here so I'm bookma...Apricots will soon be in season here so I'm bookmarking this absolutely!Ilvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06917489033091463791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-26822345762359941932007-06-04T00:07:00.000-05:002007-06-04T00:07:00.000-05:00that's simply gorgeous! apricots and pistachios ar...that's simply gorgeous! apricots and pistachios are indeed made for each other. one other thing i do is to soak dried apricots and slit them so they are 'purses'. pastry cream/frangipane can be piped into it and finished off in the oven. after they cool down, they are dipped in chopped pistachios and honey drizzled over it. <BR/><BR/>once when i took a class for kids, i'd ask them to spoon ice cream into the apricot purses and smother them with chopped pistachios. it's very messy and they end up licking the ice cream off their fingers..but that was the point anyways!!<BR/><BR/>thanks for this recipe.FaustianBargainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283762632244656946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262628558438346351.post-82748974407617574332007-06-03T16:14:00.000-05:002007-06-03T16:14:00.000-05:00Mercedes this looks absolutely super good. If I w...Mercedes this looks absolutely super good. If I were home I'd be baking it. My dad would love it as pistachios are his favorites!<BR/>That first photo is really enticing!MyKitchenInHalfCupshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07321041059604871286noreply@blogger.com